Dangerous Games
I have called Rob Ford a coward. I have a criticized his politics, his ability to govern, and his morals or lack there of. I have made jokes about his…
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Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Dan Lett discusses Stephen Harper’s callous disregard for missing and murdered aboriginal women – and how it should serve as a call to…
People’s Climate March Update
“If you don’t fight for what you want, then you deserve what you get.” – Disruption The People’s Climate March is in one week. The 50-minute film, Disruption, is a…
Ranking the Lesser of All Evils
So we finally know exactly who will be on the ballot for mayor of our quiet little town of Toronto. It’s not who we expected, which isn’t surprising in a…
Borg at #UofR on Privacy
MP for north shore Montreal, Charmaine Borg, made a presentation at the UofR this morning. Great discussion on privacy at the @UofRegina for more information on privacy visit http://t.co/rocBN6vHSn #NDP…
The Judoon Summarize Today’s Toronto Election News
A Message from the Shadow Proclamation summarizing today’s events in the Toronto Mayoral election.: RoFo no go fo mo of TO. RoFo go fo cou of TO so, MoFo no…
Harper to sign off on FIPA trade deal before trip to China
Read this Sept. 12 story from CBC.ca, confirming that the Harper government will finally ratify the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with China, following a lengthy delay. The deal…
Amazing Discovery
Have you heard about the amazing discovery the Harper Government is responsible for? No, not the Franklin Expedition which remained known to the Inuit for almost 200 years through oral…
The Spectators and the “Me” Generation #nlpoli
The official media advisory describes the event at Confederation Building this morning as an opportunity for Premier Tom Marshall to thank public servants “for the support provided by their work…
Christy Clark: Govt ready to embrace Tsilhqot’in case, Aboriginal title – Chiefs cautiously optimistic
Video of the historic meeting between the premier of BC and First Nations leaders – featuring Christy Clark, Chief Roger William and Grand Chiefs Ed John and Stewart Phillip. Watch…
Rafe: Premier’s Tsilhqot’in meeting a sign of real change for BC?
Tsilhqot’in Chief Roger William and Premier Christy Clark meeting in Vancouver today (Damien Gillis This is the story of change. Premier Christy Clark is to be congratulated for going to…
Freegan Food Activist Exposes Grocery Industry Waste
You’ve got to hear about Rob. He’s an interesting guy, doing what I did last Summer except on a much larger and more successful scale.
Ozone Layer is Recovering
Many years ago a bunch of countries decided to take action to stop damaging the ozone layer in the hopes that it will eventually recover. It’s great to see that…
There Are Homeless People in Saskatchewan?
How is this even possible? How could a Minister of the province of Saskatchewan not realize there are homeless people, and others struggling to pay rent right here in Regina?…
Our Loss, Not His
The problem when you commit to “politics in full sentences” is you find out how many people don’t read. David Soknacki’s campaign was best known for well thought out, detailed…
The Country That Does The Most Good
Many countries claim they are making the world a better/safer place, but how which ones are actually making the world better? Simon Anholt asked himself the same question and came…
Ragging the puck #nlpoli
The Conservatives will have a new leader this weekend. Tom Marshall will resign as Premier not long after and the new guy will take over. Terry French announced last week…
Tell your city council that you care about the homeless.
I saw this tweet today while watching my city council meeting being live-tweeted by various reporters: There’s something horribly sad about it. I have no doubt it is true. There…
Charlie’s War
Saw “Charlie Wilson’s War” which explains the background behind the Soviet’s failure in Afghanistan, and paved the way for the Taliban to later take over. Today I saw “Cars 2″…
The Road to Employment
Exaggeration has always been part of story telling, particularly of days long past. My father would grumble of ‘kids these days’ not knowing real difficulty if it bit them in…